books.google.co.uk - During the 1970s and 1980s, the study of intellectual and cultural history was often denigrated for its alleged elitist and canonical nature. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. Enriched by the methods and insights of such neighboring areas of inquiry as social history, the history of mentalités,...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Enlightenment_Passion_Modernity.html?id=2Xv0ITuzSqwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEnlightenment, Passion, Modernity